At most short-tracks, “beating and banging” is a given.
Or, so you would think.
For Kurt Busch, he seemed to make rubbing fenders a norm with several drivers coming into the final laps in Saturday's race at Richmond. Walking away with a seventh place finish, Busch stated that his bumps were merely nothing more than racing and that coming down to the checkered flag was simply a ̶...

Coming into this 48-game short season, parity was supposed to be even more of a factor than ever before. This was confirmed when teams such as the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders both made the playoffs for the first time since 2005 and 2006, respectively. During the past decade or so, there have been primarily two teams that have made the post season on a consistent basis. This year,...

Prior to the beginning of their first-round series, most prognosticators prognosticated that the Clippers-Grizzlies matchup would be a back-and-forth, hard-fought affair likely to take seven games before being decided.
Through the first four games, we have no indication that this won't be the case. The Clippers took the first two games at Staples Center, and the Grizz countered by taking the ne...